Bulgaria · Men's 69 kg, November 2007
Nikolaj Pešalov
Nikolaj Pešalov is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 1970, with two Olympic medals (1 gold, 1 bronze) and one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 8 competitions from 1998 to 2007. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2007 IWF World Cup.
- Olympic medals
- 2
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 337.5 kg
- Best snatch
- 150 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 187.5 kg
Nikolaj Pešalov's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze. World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 62 kg from 1998 to 2001, 69 kg from 2003 to 2007. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 68.25 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2007 IWF World Cup, 26 November 2007, 69 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2003 to 2007 | 150 | 187.5 | 337.5 |
| 62 kg1998 to 2001 | 150 | 175 | 325 |
Nikolaj Pešalov by the numbers
Nikolaj Pešalov's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 498.0
- From 325 kg at 61.56 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 23rd of 1,135
- 337.5 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch attempts made
- 53%
- 8 of 15 attempts. Every lifter at the senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998: 58%.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 150 kg of 187.5 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 34
- Turned 34 in 2004, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 8
- Of the other three: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and two entered without taking an attempt.
Nikolaj Pešalov head to head
The lifters Nikolaj Pešalov has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Nikolaj Pešalov ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zoltán Farkas |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Lee Bae-young |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Leonidas Sabanis |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Le Maosheng |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Marcus Stephen |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Vladimir Popov |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Nikolaj Pešalov's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 IWF World Cup 26 Nov 2007 | - | No lifts | 69 kg | 68.25 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | - | No lifts | 69 kg | 69 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 3 | 337.5 | 69 kg | 68.07 | Snatch 150, clean and jerk 187.5; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 6 | 320 | 69 kg | 68.05 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 172.5 | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.54 | 137.5 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 1 | 325 | 62 kg | 61.56 | 145 | 150 | 175 | not taken | ||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 5 | 312.5 | 62 kg | 61.61 | 140 | 172.5 | ||||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 2 | 317.5 | 62 kg | 61.8 | 140 | 145 | 172.5 | |||
Compare Nikolaj Pešalov
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Nikolaj Pešalov met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.